Wal-Mart, Gap Press for Safety in Bangladesh

North American Chains Disclose Their Factories in the Country

A group representing two dozen North American retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Gap Inc. released a list of more than 620 factories that they use in Bangladesh, a move geared toward making its supply chain more transparent and improving working conditions in the South Asian country's garment industry.

Those factories employ about 1.1 million workers, or about a quarter of the country's garment workers, according to the...